Around the globe, issues of war
and peace continue to present challenges to the
international community. More than ever, world
problems require careful thinking, creative research,
and practical approaches if they are to be solved.
Since 1983, the University of California Institute
on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC) has
engaged in such work, facilitating innovative
research into the causes of international conflict
and cooperation.
A research unit serving the entire UC system,
IGCC builds project teams from all ten UC campuses
and the UC-managed Lawrence Livermore and Los
Alamos National Laboratories.
IGCC is committed to educating the next generation
of international problem-solvers and peace-makers
through its research and teaching activities.
The institute is one of the largest sources of
dissertation and fellowship support for international
studies students in the United States
IGCC researchers study a wide range of topics
involving security, environmental, and economic
policies that shape our ability to prevent conflict
and promote cooperation across the globe. Under
the leadership of Director Susan Shirk, IGCC’s
ongoing work in its core areas is complemented
by the recognition that evolving threats to global
stability require exploration of nontraditional
connections between and across disciplines and
institutions.
IGCC builds bridges between the theory and practice
of international policy. We inject fresh ideas
into the process by establishing the intellectual
foundations for effective policy-making, and
provide ways for UC faculty and students to interact
with government officials at home and abroad
through our collaborative, multi-campus projects
and through our office at the UC Washington Center.
IGCC and the National Laboratories
IGCC expressly involves the Lawrence Livermore
and Los Alamos National Laboratories in its research
projects whenever policy challenges require technical
solutions toward promoting cooperation among nations.
In IGCC's Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue
and the Middle East Arms Control Workshops, lab
participants have played integral roles. In regional
cooperation dialogues, teaching seminars, and
nuclear weapons policy conferences, lab technical
specialists learn about regional policymaking,
and UC faculty learn about the role of technology
in building regional peace.
Supporters
IGCC receives its primary support from the Regents
of the University of California and the UC Office
of the President (Office of Research).
Additional funding has been provided
by the National Science Foundation, the U.S.
Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of State,
the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Institute
of Peace, the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission,
Japan's National Institute for Research Advancement
(NIRA), and the Canadian Centre for Foreign Policy
Development.
Important foundation support has come
from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation,
the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the
Pew Charitable Trusts, the Ford Foundation, the
Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Rockefeller Foundation,
the W. Alton Jones Foundation, the Ploughshares
Fund, the Oceans Foundation, the Japan Foundation
Center for Global
Partnership, and the Carnegie Corporation of
New York.
